Being Sick Sucks!

Suri Nova
3 min readJan 16, 2024

What’s up friends! It’s Suri Nova here to state the obvious — Being Sick SUCKS. A little bit of my story and what I’m doing about it.

Photo by Kristine Wook on Unsplash

I was hearing whispers about everyone getting sick over the last couple of months. And I was secretly gloating inside about how I had been staying in mostly, working from home, and I was NO WAY, NO HOW, a contender for getting sick.

Well turns out, no one is safe.

And I do regret my pompous self-aggrandizing because no matter what you do, or how vigilent, you can get sick. That doesn’t mean you failed. I feel a little like I failed. NO, it’s just part of living in this wacky world.

So Pre-Pandemic I was sick a great deal. Colds, coughs, upper respiratory infections — coughed myself into having minor vocal surgery. No lie. So I do have a bit of trauma. And the last 3.5 years I was able to boast only two dances with Covid & an allergy attack. My world was upgraded. Gold status. But I didn’t go out with large groups, and I worked from home — all helpful. I thought maybe my immune system was becoming supercharged from my zinc supplements and daily walks in nature.

How the heck did I get strep throat?…

So a few nights ago. I didn’t feel right. You know that feeling, it’s just a combo of malaise, headache and congestion. I thought I was having a reaction to…

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Suri Nova

Hey it's Suri, your friendly guide through the vibrant world of ideas. I'm on a mission to explore, learn, and share insights that inspire and entertain.